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President Biden is on his way to Brussels for emergency summit meetings with NATO heads of state, the European Union, and the G7. Host and European Council President Charles Michel tells Christiane in an exclusive interview that the tactics to be discussed are designed to impose intelligent sanctions that hurt Russia more than they hurt Europe, and that their ultimate goal is to ensure Putin’s defeat.   Also on today's show: Ukrainian Ambassador to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov, Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, and former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden. Plus: Correspondent Richard Roth explores legacy of Madeleine Albright, the first female US Secretary of State, who has died at age 84.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode begins with Christiane's exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman Dmitri Peskov, who concedes that Russia has yet to achieve any of its military goals in Ukraine and refuses to deny that Moscow could resort to the use of nuclear weapons. Also on the show: Christo Grozen, the executive director and lead Russia investigator of Bellingcat, an open source investigative organization; and Washington Post Global Opinions writer Jason Rezaian, who once spent 544 days unjustly imprisoned in Iran. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia’s relentless attacks have pummeled the southern city of Kherson, and they’ve occupied it for around two weeks. But it's still the only city Moscow controls. Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh got rare access to the front line as Ukrainian forces fight to re-take Kherson, and he brings us his eye-witness report. Also on today's episode: Ukraine's chief diplomatic advisor Igor Zhovkva, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Evelyn Farkas, and Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Though Putin's invasion of Ukraine has jolted the west into decisive action, will the American-led liberal world order remain intact? Or will China replace the US as the dominant world power? Christiane seeks answers from American political scientist Francis Fukuyama and former Chinese foreign ministry official Victor Gao. Also appearing in today's episode: photojournalist Lynsey Addario.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Survivors are emerging from the rubble of Mariupol’s theater, which was bombed by Russian planes last night despite clear signs that it was sheltering children. As many as 1,200 people are believed to have been inside. Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh has details of the relentless attacks on this besieged city. Also on today's episode: Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand, Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, US Senator Tim Kaine.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In her first major TV interview since her live protest on Russian state TV, Marina Ovsyannikova tells Christiane that even her own mother believes the Kremlin’s disinformation and explains how she overcame her fears to act. Also on today's episode: House Democrat Seth Moulton, a former Marine who served four tours in Iraq, reacts to Ukrainian President Zelensky's remarkable speech to Congress  Australian mining titan Andrew Forrest, who says now is the time to reject Russia's oil and gas Russian-born American journalist Julia Ioffe To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Still reverberating around the world is Monday's remarkable moment when an editor of Russia state TV news dashed daringly onto the set, waving a sign in English and Russian: “No war. Stop the war. Do not believe the propaganda. They tell you lies here.” Marina Ovsyannikova was found guilty today of organizing an "unauthorized public event" and fined 30,000 rubles ($280). Her bravery is part of an apparent ramping up of dissent inside Russia. Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar knows all too well what it’s like to go against the Kremlin propaganda machine and joins the show to discuss.  Also in today's episode: Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, and David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker.    To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has known Vladimir Putin for a decade and is among a handful of world leaders who continue to call the Russian president, trying to stop the war. Christiane speaks with him in London to get a sense of what might be Putin’s endgame. Next, Christiane discusses the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with the UN's emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths. Also in today's episode: Correspondent Jim Sciutto reports on the thousands of foreigners who've answered President Zelensky’s call for a foreign legion to help repel the Russian invaders. And, Michel Martin interviews veteran war crimes investigator David Scheffer to evaluate the chances of convicting Putin and his henchmen.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine is in high gear. The Kremlin is pumping out propaganda that no civilians are being hurt and the war is going according to plan, despite thousands of Russian casualties. And everyday Russians aren’t seeing many of the atrocities being committed in their name. Twisting narratives and silencing independent journalists is an age-old ploy, and tonight Christiane speaks to those on the information frontlines. Tikhon Dzyadko recently had to flee the country after his independent TV channel was banned, while US journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned for 176 days by Myanmar’s military junta after their coup last year. Plus: Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Carole Cadwalladr, and director Guillermo del Toro.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House is warning Russia may up the ante in Ukraine, and is declassifying intelligence in a bid to deter President Putin from possibly using chemical weapons. US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Poland, using her presence to shore up western support for Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees. Christiane speaks with Poland’s Ambassador in DC. Also joining today's episode: Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (Ret.), and NY Times magazine editor-in-chief Yevgenia Albats.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices